NEWS
July 2023
Trailblazers and Change Agents: Hector was featured by the Computer History Museum
March 11, 2020
Trailblazing Latino Podcast: Hector was interviewed by host Nicholas Aguirre
February 15, 2020
Texas State University: Hector Ruiz delivered the TEDx Talk, “Technology: Unprecedented Power, Unprecedented Responsibility.”
September 20, 2019
TAPIA Conference: Hector Ruiz delivered the keynote address, “Good Before Better: Building a Technology Tomorrow.”
August 13, 2019
Motorola Austin Alumni Club: Hector Ruiz was the featured speaker, “Artificial Intelligence……Really?”
July 2018
Hector Ruiz has joined the Leadership Council of Jolt, a Texas-based organization driving voter registration and voter mobilization among Texas Latinos. Activities include year-round issue organizing, educational initiatives, leadership training and student chapters across the state.
November 2017 to November 2018
Hector Ruiz served on the Board of Trustees for Harvey Mudd College, a premier science, engineering, and mathematics college based in Claremont, California.
October 2017
Hector Ruiz has joined the Advisory Council for Northern Arizona University School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems.
September 21 and 22, 2017
MIT Lincoln Laboratory and MIT Gordon Engineering Leadership Program: Hector Ruiz delivered the keynote address, “Technology, Leadership, and the Courage of Conviction.” Download Slides | Watch Video
June 23, 2017
Hector Ruiz delivered keynote at the MexAustin Scholarship Award Ceremony, with 140 college-bound recipients each receiving $1,000. The scholarship program is offered each year through The Consulate General of Mexico in Austin in collaboration with Foundation Communities. [photos]
March 28, 2017
Harvey Mudd College 2017 Annenberg Lecture Series: Hector Ruiz spoke on “Technology’s Future Will (Will Not) Make Our Lives Better”
September 26, 2015
Hector Ruiz, who went from immigrant to CEO, honored with Ohtli award
WRITINGS BY HECTOR
Anaya will Keep the Mexican Economy Moving Forward - OpEd for The Dallas Morning News, June 8, 2018
by Hector Ruiz
How the Microchip has changed your life,
by Hector Ruiz
U.S. must not reserve citizenship for lucky elite of immigrants for The Dallas Morning News
by Hector Ruiz
Breakthrough: The Program that gets low-income kids to college,
by Hector Ruiz
Diversity Means Having People Who Think Differently,
by Hector Ruiz
OTHER SOURCES
Reparable Harm
Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California
by The RAND Corporation